Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A Decade of War-Centuries of Uncertainty -- 2. Gendered Lives in Rural Sierra Leone -- 3. Abduction and Everyday Rebel Life -- 4. From Rape Victims to Female Fighters -- 5. Reconciliation or Revenge -- 6. Surviving the Postwar Economy --...

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- More Praise for the She Spot -- Foreword -- Preface -- What Is the She Spot? -- What You'll Find In These Pages -- Why Listen to Us? -- Introduction A Women-Centered (Marketing) Revolution -- Why Women Are the Key to Moving the Needle On Social Issues --...

Women in the UK frequently do not consider business ownership as an alternative to other forms of employment or as a means to gain economic benefits. The number of women currently entering in to businesses in the North of England is decreasing and is less than half of that in the South. This...

This evaluation assesses the effectiveness of the World Bank?s 2001 gender strategy and the results thereof. Covering the period fiscal 2002-08, the evaluation finds that the Bank made progress in gender integration compared with an earlier IEG evaluation on gender covering the period fiscal...

Extractive Industry projects in Peru impact differently on men and women: men secure more of the benefits and women experience more of the risks. This book presents the current reality in Peru, why improving these development outcomes on women is so important to companies and government, and...

This strategy paper provides a comprehensive understanding of the issue of female genital mutilation/cutting-scope,challenges, opportunities, best practices, and how communities, development agencies, and national governments can work together to eliminate the practices on the ground. The World...

Insulated from the dust, noise, and crowds churning outside, China's luxury hotels are staging areas for the new economic and political landscape of the country. These hotels, along with other emerging service businesses, offer an important, new source of employment for millions of workers, but...

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- Trade improves the lives of women -- The changing nature of trade creates new opportunities for women -- Better policies can help women overcome the challenges of trade and maximize its...

Cover -- Growth of enterprising community of women entrepreneurs in emerging economies -- Competencies development for women edupreneurs community - an integrated AHP-TOPSIS approach -- Role of NGOs in women empowerment: case studies from Uttarakhand, India -- Women entrepreneurship and...